As a group

If you want to visit the S.M.A.K. as a group, or as an outing with family or friends, choose one of the packages below that suits you best and discover the surprising, deeper levels of contemporary art together with your guide.

Book your guide now and discover the work of Raoul De Keyser

Raoul De Keyser is considered great master among the Belgian painters of the last 50 years. S.M.A.K. is presenting the first overview of his oeuvre since his death in 2012. You will discover his highly individual and tactile working method in the hundred paintings and fifty drawings in the exhibition. You can see that his daily life was his main source of inspiration, and also the way he reflected on the painting medium.

Book on + 32 (0)9 210 10 75.

Lasts about 1.5 hours

Languages: Dutch, French, German, English

Price: €75 per guide + admission (max. 20 people per guide)

The S.M.A.K. café suggests the De Keyser lunch. Mail your order to info@smakcafe.be

Walk & Talk

A museum guide takes you round the exhibition. In a captivating conversation carried on as you move around, you find out about the varied temporary exhibitions and explore the artists’ themes in greater depth.

Options: 1. general introduction - 2. one or more specific exhibitions

Duration: about 1.5 hours

Max. 20 people per guide

Languages: Dutch, French, German, English

Price: 75 euro per guide + admission

Active tour of the museum

Ideal as a team-building activity

On this active tour of the museum, the guide focuses on your inner ‘homo ludens’. Time for discussion, analysis, philosophy, viewing and games.

Options: 1. general introduction 2. one or more specific exhibitions

Duration: about 1.5 hours

Max. 20 people per guide

Languages: Dutch, French, German, English

Price: 75 euro per guide + admission

The Bridge

Contemporary or ‘fine’ art? Go for both and ‘bridge the gap’. With the museum guide you will look for differences, similarities and fascinating stories that link together artists and artworks past and present. On this guided tour you cross Jan Hoetplein and visit both the S.M.A.K. and the MSKGhent. For group visits by 15 or more people over the age of 26.

Leave the E17 motorway at the turn-off for ‘Gent Centrum’ and follow ‘Alle Richtingen’. Turn left towards the Citadellaan and continue until you reach Jan Hoetplein. The S.M.A.K. is opposite the Museum of Fine Arts. There is plenty of parking space in front of the museum.